Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

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GOVERNOR CHURCH, on the 2d, nom;,.,
p. i. McClue, Of Pierre, as COMMISSIONS
Immigration. The following bills were ;..' @
duced in the Council: Permitting Rail"
Commissioners to hold meetings outsideo,asS
Territory; providing for the payment ~ ~ 'e
ritorial printing in 1873; providing a ,an, l's~
by garuishment, in Districts Courts. 'eemedy
printing s2s, COO for improvements at the sSSpro-
Falls de; ( mute school; aPpropriating sS $G W.
for the maintenance of the same institn.,NM
regarding cities having exclusive cont ar,9a n;
boarGta for North and South Dakota; also ing
%specting the expenditure of road and br;dlee-
funds. The House bill authorizing C % ~
Commissioners to employ assistant c yy"ag
was defeated. The Council adjourned n ne"asel
discussion of the House bill limiting COMING COMING
treasurers and sherifs to 1.-TWO consecutive term.!
the House unanimously passed the l lis
license bill, maximum si,NO, minimum s sSa
Bills were introduced: Authorizing co~ mN
courthouse bonds; regulating telephones. ~.
emotions for tree planting; relating to thu, W w
moval of county seats: q joint resolution !. +
favor Of division and admission; appropriast'
authorizing railroad companies 10 anno;n,
police officers; a%ppropriatlns $4,000 to f re;m
bursc John Nagle; establishing a board l'l u.
charities aud corrections; enabling cities ~ ~
lease water-works, fire apparatus, etc. THU
House passed the Council bill fixing connen
sation of sheri1s in certain cases. House bIs
were passed: Relating to marks and brand.
amending the charter of the Groton institnta.
requiring county treasurers to register war
rants gratuitously; to compensate owners NJ
certain cattle killed in Oliver County on AN !"
count of heterogeneous. The House in
Committee of the Whole reported %fayorablr
an appropriation of $54, OOO for the Brookinas
Agricultural college. Adjourned.
On the oath the Governor nominated Messr,
Griggs, Smith and Boynton for Railway Com.
missioners. The Council passed the bill ar.
t,orizing cities to issue bonds for erecting
public buildings and providing water-works
fire apparatus, etc. The Mitchell court kI
was made the special order for the 18th. Bills
were introduced: Providing for District Judge
to fill vacancy in District Attorneyship; for
filing chattel mortgages with Township Clerks;
The Council passed the House iii
authorizing the division of c%ountes
The local option bill was made ths
special order for the 2Sth. Adjourned
Bills introduced in the House: Prescribing
the manner of giving notice of elections; au1
thorizing Township Treasurer to collect taxes
prohibiting the playing of games where liquod
is sold; repeating the Board of Health; es,ab
fishing village school districts; appropriatins
$l95, 600 for the jamestown insane hospital
relating to cattle brands and p~edigrees, pro]
vidfng penalties for obtaining registration ba
false prctensions. The House passed thd
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ioas weeds: the House bill legslizing certad
acts of McHenry County Commissioners; thd
bill appropriating $54, 600 for the BrookinsJ
Agricultural College. Adjourned.
In the Council on the 25th, bills were intro
duced appropriating $153, 600 for the expense
Of the jamestown insane hospital; providing
for refunding outstanding Indebtedness
school boards; amending the manner of form
ing commissioner districts; providing sl,Al
for travelling expenses of supreme judges; ID
versity. By Ericsson, providing a new metho
OF establishing election precincts in countia
without township organization. Council bill
passed, relating to township assessors; reat
ing to building and loan associations; protec1
ing game birds; excepting bank deposits
certain cases; authorizing the construction
bridges over navigable rivers in certain caset
In the House bills were introduced providin
for the compilation, publication and distrib1
ton of the general laws; to enable towns an
cities to change boundaries of wards; prova
ing for the taxation of railroad property; a
Proprlatlng $4,000 for the improvements Off
Yankton hospital; requiring county con
missionerst to fix salaries of county officer
creating o new subdivision of the Third ]
dicial District. House bills passed, appropr
ating $225, 600 for thee extension of the Spearhs
Normal school; appropriating $4,000 for
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slty,; also pertaining to change OF venue
preliminary examinations; providing for rely
eating. county seats; by less than two-third
majority; establishing a university at Abe
deen, and a%ppropriating $4,000 thereto
The bill for only two terms of the Supren
Court at Bismarck and Redfield was col
sidered in Committee of the Whole. 1t vi
supported by Meter, Berry and others, ad
opposed by Aikens, who made a strong fiji
for Sioux Falls instead. The bill was final
amended, providing simply for changI
the Yankton term to Redfeld and leaving Il
Deadwood and Bismarck terms u%nclangs
This will pass the House probably. 4
journed.
The Council on the Goth confirmed McClu
as COMMISSIONS of immigration. The nom
nations of Railroad Commissioners were la
aside and a committee of three waited on
Governor for a consultation. The bill propd
ing the removal of the Supreme Court fJ
1ankton to Mitchell was killed by a vote
8 to L.. If all the members had been prese
the vote would have stood. 10 to II. Those
favor OF retaining the court at Yankton We
Messrs. Allin, Bogert, Cain, Collins, Fri
son, Grigsby, Mead, Martin, Shield
OF Day, Sheldon of Hand, Smi4
Washabaugh, Wells and Weizer.
council passed the bill providing for d
incorporation of cities; the bill providing fol
general banking law. Bills were %introlua
charging Cavalier County; dividing the teri
tory into two educational districts and an ed
catlonal superintendent for each and aboli4
ing appointive officers by the superintendd
OF public instruction and assistant Adjournd
me House passed bills providing for the 4
polntment of committees: providing for
vacation of town plats, relative to the REDEEM
ton OF lands sold for taxes; changing
name OF the Brokerage and Investment col
Pany OF Sioux Falls; relating to the drawing
Jurors by township supervisors; relating
the designation of town or city plats; romd
ing the Supreme Court from Yankton to I|
held; relating 10 brands on cattle; au
oriZlng cities to lease or erect or purchi
water-works. Adjourned.
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